Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 200, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1921 — Page 7
New Plays Headed This Way zzuzizj OTIS SKINNER BOOKED AT ENGLISH’S. On Thursday night, Jan. 2C. Otis Skinner will open a three day engagement at English’s in “Blond and Sand,’’ which recently ended its New York engagement. Given a character like Hajj. the Beggar, in "Kismet.” or Col. Philippe Bridau, in "The Honor of the Family,” a character whose portrait he can paint with bold, broad strokes and with vivid colors, and Mr. Skinner is in his element where be has no living peer. And it is just such a character that he is playing this season in “Blood ami Sand. ” the drama by Tom Cashing, founded on the famous novel of the same title by Blasco Ibanez. As the hero of this new play, Mr Skinner appears as a bull tighter, an adept in the national sport of Spain and the idol of tli-' Spanish people. Os the humblest origin his courage and his egotism have j placed him on a lofty pedestal from i which he is toppled at last by the wiles ; of a heartless coquette—an aristocrat for : whom he Is merely the toy of the mo- ! ment. It Is a story full of romance and ; drama, presented in . series of brilliantly colored scenes aid Mr. Skinner's impersonation of the bull fighter will take a prominent place in his already large gallery of stage portraits Among the principals of his large company are Catherine Calvert. Madeline Delmar. IJnmaine Callender. J**hn ltogers. William Lorenz. Clara T Braey, Oelavia Kenmore and Cornelia otis Skinner, the youthful daughter of the star. MANY NEW BOOKINGS AT THE JURAT. Oliver Morosen will present Leo Caril- • lo In "Lombardi Ltd." at the Murat for four performances commencing Thursday night. .Tan. 12. and matinee Saturday. I •'Lombardi Ltd.” is In three acts by Frederick and Fanny Hatton anu was seen in Indianapolis two years ago. The action takes place in Lombardi's studio. The Murat will house 01 Tuesday. .Tan 17. the successful play, “The Bat." for a five days' engagement. The drama has been likened to a gnessirg contest between producers. Wagenhals and Kemper. Its a tutors. Mary Huberts Rinehart and Avery llopwooil. and the audience. That its mystery is well nigh impossible of solution, however. Is t v’deneed tw every performance of “The Bn?" when these audiences have been utterly ' dumbfounded by the amazing surprise of the last minute of the play. For over a solid year the now famous attraction has pleased and mystified Chi- ; rago people and at New Y'ork the piece Is in its second year. Win. Harris will present Miss Fny Bainrer in “East is West" at the Murat for four performances only, coiumeiv ing Thursday night. Jan LC M-- Bnint -r Is well known to Indianapolis theater goers, having been seen here in “The Willow Tree” a few years ago. “Fast is West" is one of the most su<-<>es-ful of all plays, having stayed at the Amsterdam Theater. New York City, for over two years and having played at the Stude- ! baker Theater, Chi' ago. * j Br k Pemberton will present “Miss ! Lula Rett" us the attraction at the Murat for the pntir* c k con.untieing Monday. Jan. SO. with marine - Wednesday and Saturday. "Miss Lula Rett” . closely follows the book of toe same name and the cast is headed by Carroll MeComas Another prominent member of the east is an Indianapolis aetr-ss, Miss Louise dosser Hale.
— 'CONTINUOUS ' GOING ON ALLTH£ TIME ELEVEN P.M. NEXT WEEK The Laughable Rural Satire A Numerous Oddity Presented by a Clever Company of Character Comedians WEIR & WAYNE IRENE MYERS | MfilO & RIZZO TnO ACES’ Melodies of the Moment Italian Accordionists Johnny Singer £ Dancing Dolls A Sparkling Cycle of Dances warwetEmramK* * mnwr~ t~t —tiit infmrrf run —jpmjtjun_.ju ADRIAN MOWATT & MULLEN A SONG SURPRISE VARIETY ENTERTAINERS '“wmmmi 11 mmioiii tan, xnoiiui i<nrawnniMmnNMaiaHnwMMßmMiM^ The Bird Cabaret A Marvelously Educated Group of Feathered Comedians iw—■ n—im, Sunshine Film Farce—“PARDON ME” “BILL AND BOB” BOY SCOUT SUBJECT “THE FOX” BRAY PiCTOGRAPH inths M , jnjfeic BALL ROOM m\ ffflatk. L AFTERNOON & EVENING W
MOVIE COMEDIES TO GREET FILM FANS ON JAN. 1 (Continued from Page Six) ods, with the girl leaving home in the j'end. Once out in the world ami buttling ! for herself, she finds it necessary to fall buck upon some friends who live by I questionable methods. Eventually, she finds herself in ti position to befriend ! another young girl who has left home i under different circumstances. What follows brings the story to a deserving con--1 elusion. Anna Q. Nillson, Maurine Powers, Julia Swayne Gordon, Chfude King and George I.essey are among the featured players. “TIIF, SHEIK” OPENS SEN DAY AT THE ISIS. Next week's attraction at the Isis will be “The Sh,-ik." shown for the first ti ne in Indianapolis at popular prices. It ■ was adapted from Edith M. Hull's novel •of the same name. I The story is one of romance and ad- i venture in the Arabian deserts, where 1 lan English girl of noble family, high j j spirited and daring, seeks to penetrate ; • the fastness of the desert lands alone ; save for the servants and burden bear-j ers of her entourage. She is capfured. 1 ; kidnapped and made prisoner by a young ! | Sheik who falls madly in love with her ; and who proposes to make her his wife regardless of her wishes in the matter. Though he had been educated in France and is familiar with the ways of Europeans. nevertheless he goes by the desert rule in his attitude toward women. Vis- ' ited by a French doctor whom he had known during his university days, the Sheik is brought to see the crime of his action and is about to permit the young woman's return to her own people when she is made captive by n tribe of bandits. At the head of his own men the Sheik effects her rescue, and is badly wounded in the fight. The girl awakens to the fact that she really loves him. and ail ends happily. Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayr*s are featured in the production. A Canadian picture. “On Trail," will be a subsidiary attraction. J. -I. -|- ” WAY DOWN T AST” TO OPEN AT SMITH’S. P. TV. Griffith's pieturization of “Way Down East." based on the stagv play by Lottie Blair Parker, which for the j las' twenty-two years has been one of the rural classics of the American the-at-r. will be presented at Mister Smith’s beginning Sunday, with the following cast: Lillian Gish. Iti- hard Barf helmess. 1 Mary Hay, Burr Mclntosh, Lowell Sherman, Creighton Hale, Mrs. Morgan Belmont, Viva Ogden. Kate Bruce. Mrs. David Landau and several other well known players. it pictures New England rural life. To this absorbing tab- of love and lovers, Mr Griffith has given those touches which make his work something apart fr >m all other f.-rms of dramatic and pic- j t* rial entertainment. Richard Barthelmess a s David am? Lil ian Gish a s Anna Moore are featured !n the cast. PICK FORD MOVIE REMAINS AT LOEWS. Mary Bickford in "Little Lord Fount- ! leroy will enter the second week of a j two week's engagement, Sunday after- j noon, at Loew s State In this picture, ; Miss Bickford plays two roles of nearly, equal Importance In the story. Claud*-! Gillingwater plays the role of the! gronehy old Earl of Dorfneourt. This Pi* kford movie is of general an- I peal as it attracts children and the ' grownups. It has been staged in ex-* client taste, the cnstle scenes reflecting
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Vera C'obnrn with the “Scandals,” coming to English’s. Ann Pennington, and ninety-nine other entertainers will be seen at the English's beginning Jan. 9 in the cast of George White's Scandals, edition of 1921. The other members of the east includes Aunt Jemima, Lou Holtz, Lester Allen, Olive Vaughn, George Le Maire, Victoria Ib-r----bert, George Bickel, Pat Conway. Harry Wardell, James Miller, Sam Ledner, Ruth Savoy, Evelyn Conway, Y'vette Currier. Myra Cullen, Parry Wolford, Helen Cox, Edna Lindsey, Kitty Malvern, Helen Le Vnnne, Mae Morris and George White. the groat advance that has been made along scenic lines tn the movies. This picture has proven a box office sensation at I.oew's, manager Walter David states. -!- -I- -I----AT THE I'OI.OMAL. "The Foolish MTitrons." presenting Doris May, Hobart Bosworth and others and produced under the personal supervision of Maurice Tourneur, will be the special New Year's week attraction at the Colonial. The feature is the adaption to the screen "f the novel by Ponri Byrne. Doris May. 'who first achieved fame as the co-star of Douglas McLean in a number of comedy romances is prominent in the east Hobart Bosworth, Wallace MacDonald. Mildred Manning. Kathleen Klrkhnm, Betty S- tiade. Marga r.-t Jf Wade. Charles Meredith. Michael Dark and Frankie Lee are others In the cast. -I- -I- -h AT THE REGENT. "Bin- Blazes,” a western play witli L”s*er Cuneo as the star, will he the featured attraction at the Regent all week “Bine Blazes" is the story of a world-famous prize tighter who becomes tired of adulation and business bickerings. Forfeiting a theatral contract that would bring him s."inoAn he disap pears in search of romance. 11*' finds what he is looking for in the great west**rn country, where pretty Mary Warren, played by Fraueella Uillington, Is In need of a protector A thrilling hand-to-
hand duel in a blazing oil well in one of the outstanding features of the picture. ‘MECCA’ OPENS WITH MATINEE AT THE MUICAT (Continued from Pace Six) on his chin, and his partner rides a bii cycle at the top of the pole. | The Harringtons will combine sopie clever athletic feats and clowning, j The film features will be the Digest I Topics, the Patlie News Weekly and ' Aesop’s Fables. -I- -I- -!- RURAL COMEDY ON NEW BILL AT LYRIC. The Lyric’s show for next week will have among its featured attractions “The Corner Store,” a humorous reflection of ! rural life. With its quaint characters j and fun the act depicts the atmosphere to be found in most of the general stores that dot crossroads communities. Johnny Singer and the Dancing Dolls will introduce a variety of terpslchorean numbers, original and up-to-the-minute and another novelty will be “The Bird Cabaret," presented entirely by feathered performers who do a routine of clever feats. “Adrian,” a vocal surprise, will provide something new for lovers of harmony, and Irene Myers will offer a cycle of melodies of the moment. Other divert lsement s will consist of Weir and Wayne, comedians, billed as “Two Aces," who have an engaging style j of merriment; Male ami Rizzo, masters j of the Italian piano accordion, anil .Vlowatt and Mullen, Jugglers, fun makers and singers A "Bill and Bob” Boy Scout subject, “The Fox,” the Bray pictogrnph an.l a Sunshine farce entitled "Pardon Me” will be shown on the screen. -!- -!- "PASSING REVIEW” AT PARK NEXT WEEK. I. H Herk will present "Passing Review” at the Park next week Miss Hose ; Remley, a dancer, !b the soubn tte Ith ; the show. Featured in the east are Jim j Bennett and Ada hum The cast includes | Roberta Hall, liny King, Lew Rico, a j dancing juvenile and n large chorus i A dramatic episode of the underworld 1 is promised In a sketch called “The Frame Up.” Mark Under, who wrote ’ the playlet, is the principal player in it. j
Ii ] EDDIE CAN lOR in “Hie Midnight Rounders" | .. I I M TINEE matinVe 1 Owing to the enormous size of production and length of performance, curtain rises promptly at 3 eight o'clock evenings and two o'clock at the Monday and Saturday matinees. ■' PREMIER PRE ENTA lON IN INDIANAPOLIS OF THE LONDON AND NEW YORK SENSATION 3 NEVER BEFORE in the Histo-y of the English - SneV ing &T>k. Has There Been Produced Anywhere Such a Gorgeous, Superb, Wonderful, Mar- B velous, Maqniftcent, Colorful, Brilliant, Exotic, Bacchanalian, Colossal, Intoxicating B and Sensational Success as This Most Supreme Achievement of Twenty Centuries F. (toy Comstock and Morris Gcst present mgr Tke WORLDS LARGEST and X \K* Most sensationally beautiful CHOREOGRAPH)/ by C’HCHtL FOHINE, Celebrated Creator F THE RUSS MR BALLET j f yMPAMYofBOO ~ H Gorgeousscenes I MARVELOUS FOKDNE BALLETof |QO I pnQITIVFi V THE biggest and most expensive pro- £ rVJOi 11 V I OUCTION EVER BROUGHT TO INDIANAPOLIS 8 I Fairly Stunning With Its Riot of Brilliant Coloring, its Harmonious Blending of Pageantry, the Costly Ex- B travagance of Its Costuming, and the Breathless Daring cf Its Astonishing Fokine Ballet. '% f C Monday Matinee and Saturday Matinee—Balcony, 50c, SI.OO, $1.50; |j I 1\ 111 -tS * Orchestra, 700 Good Seats $1.50, a few $2.00, plus tax. % nivuu, Monday Evening—sl.oo, $1.60, $2.00, $2,50, plus tax. | Entire Production Staged Under Personal Supervision of Morris Gest. 3 NIGHTS ~ K=turu o, the F,v. ri „ Star MML g Thursday, I Leo Carrillo January , n the Speed, Fun and Fashion, JAN. 9 -g By Frederick and Fanny Hatton. PRICES Only Matinee “LOmfoaTdl, Ltd,” i Saturday Pretty Girls—Ultra Fashionable Gowns. *<•, <sc, *l, $1,50. L COMING Wagenhals and Kemper Present the Dramatic Sensation PRICES |f j IS Nifihts The Chica 9° Company Direct From 53 Weeks’ Engagement. Evening >o- to _ . are* - ______ _ S3.SO. Wednesday |1 I Commencing / / Pfl W W 4k m#< <i& Matinee, next sn. HI Tuesday, •* HP I—j i-T B-C A | ” S&SftE*?. * I January M JL JL iLld J&JajL JL Mail Orders Ii % m NOW ■ £ By Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood. v JL , . Seats 9A. M. KR j Matinees On-i y rar in tveeW j 53 Wi>kn Thursday, Wed., Sat. in New York. In I'hiiiuJeiphiii 1 in Chicftro. January 12. 9
MATT MOORE RECOMMENDS By Matt Moore • (Copyright, 1921, by Matt Moore)
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—“A1l for a Woman,” the third great historical photoplay to come to this country from Germany, is a very bad title for an extraordinary picture. "All for a Woman,' or "Danton,” as it was called when produced and shown abroad, is the best photoplay I have seen dealing with one of the most dramatic periods in history, tlie French revolution. This tremendous story of the conflict between Danton, who was the Lenine of France and Robespierre, who was France's Trotskl, is made vivid and powerful by the magnificent acting of Emil .Tannings, as Danton, the emotional and fiery man of the people, an* Werner Kraus, as Robespierre, tho coldblooded advocate of slaughter. Emil Jannings will bo remembered for his excellent acting as Louis XIV In “Passion’ and Henry VIII In “Deception.” Werner ‘THE IDLE INN’ EVENT OF WEEK ON JBROADWAY (Continued from Page Six) interest. This remarkably effective and talented young .Shakespearean star will !do a short season at the i j Theater, presenting for the first time here his idea of how Petruclo tames Katherine in “The Taming of the Shrew." Besides this he will act "Hamlet," "Othello,” Macbeth,” "The Merchant of Venice.” "Richard 1!!,” "Romeo and; Juliet” and other plays. Coming next week, too, Is "Rosa I Machree,” suggestive of a dual personality It Is a play of Hebrew-Irish lire, mostly the former, In which .Itiila Adler will be featured. This brilliant actress from the Yiddish stage comes from tne famous Adler family of which Jacob Is the head. Fuller Hellish Is in the cast also, and so Is Sonia Marcello, a new name on American programs but sold to bo most remarkable In her Hebrew delineations. l<ee Morrison hs the manager and Edward K. itose Is the author. The plnv was first announced as “Tbo Rose of the Ghetto," but this Is
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Kraus was Dr. Caligari In "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." “All for a Woman,” in spite of Its Inappropriate title, for it has very little to do with a woman, rauks among the best photoplays ever produced. “Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford,’’ a Cosmopolitan production of George M. Cohan’s famous stage play, transmits to the screen the rollicking humor of that national character, J. Rufus Wallingford. Frank Borzage, the director, has made of this fascinating story, a lively photoplay, which will appeal to all those whu have ever been invited through the mails or directly to grow rich over night. Many Interesting complications, including a double love story, are woven into the plot, so that the picture contains throughout all the elements of the best screen entertainment. Sam Hardy as Wallingford Is perfect, and Norman Kerry Is excellent as his confederate. r*o longer an apt designation of any section of New York. The melting pot has melted them all, and the Rosa of the play is the daughter of an Irishman and a Hebrew woman. Nadjn Korolova, one of the prettiest and most talented of the new group of Russian Interpretative dancers has beea added to the Hippodrome group. Madame Clara Clemens, who sang at Aeolian Hall last week, will sing all j the summer in Munich, where she will I give the first series of historical recitals ! of song that has been scheduled. KEITH NEWS E F. Alhee, head of the B. F. Keith vaudeville circuit, cooperated with Mrs. ' W. K Vanderbilt, 11, in staging uu entertainment for the Big Sist r's Fete, ! which was held at Sherry’s on Christmas j night. Among the Keith artists who volnn- ! teered to appear at this social charity, which was one of the most Important and exclusive events of the season, included Carl Randall, the dancing sensation, who recently startled the Palace, and who Is also dancing In the Zlegfcld midnight frolic. Other popular Keith favorites
who were on the program were Bessie Clayton and Gertrude Hoffman. ♦ * * Ethel Levey, who opens in anew act Monday at the I’alace, has spent the week in New York resting, doing Christmas shopping and going to the theater. Miss Levey is in quest of a vehicle to serve her in England when she returns in the spring. With this in mind she visited "Iviki," “Good Morning, Dearie," “Lilies of the Field" and “Varying Shores.’’ * * The name of the Cameo ha? been chosen j for the latest B. S. Moss theater, to join jtbe Keith chain, having been changed | from the Lotus. This theater, which is situated next to tho Bush terminal on Forty-Second street, opened on Thursday night with a private performance for executives and the press, and was thrown open to the public on Christmas. It Is considered the most luxurious of the small, intimate theaters in New York j and Is a playhouse de luxe for exclusive photoplays of the better sort. Society folk have already reserved large blocks of seats for debutante parties. ♦ • 3 Singer’s midgets continue to be a big feature ut the Palace, and the thrifiy tiny men and women, with their dogs, elephants, ponies and lions will be held over for another week during the holidays. The elephants, incidentally, enjoyed a double Christman, for they are stabled In the Hippodrome with the famous Powers elephants and had a Christmas party there, previous to the one at the Palace. * • • Trixie Friganza ls making a great hit at the Palace with her new “Bag o’ tricks.” in which she laughs, sings and j tells stories in the inimitable Friganza, manner. Her reception this week was a i riot. GOLD HOAX. COPENHAGEN. Dec. 31.—A practical joker wired both the Danish and German governments that gold bars worth SS,!000.000 had bet-ii found in German locomotives sent to Denmark. Tlhe message was signed, 'lm, Al iar,” leading to the j belief the joker was an American or Eng- i Ilshman. Study of the signature re- j males! It to mean, “I'm a liar."
j i_ a3 t Henry W. Savage Offers Times M I T Z I Today, Mat., 5Cc to $1.50 Mat In a Musical Comedy Romance, St “Lady Billy” N ’ 9h ‘' 6<>C *° j QIPI ICU’C MCN.-TUtS.-WED. | Lltiv&iLidn y> Wednesday Matinee K H*Z Charles Dillingham I nave pr ' se " u I, s , THE IRISH PLAYERS E From the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, In I Two “THE WHITE-HEADED BOY” ■ 1 IIU Lennox Robinson’s Famous Comedy U Wnrl/le The Cast ,ncludes fl if LL IUO MAIRE O’NEILL, ARTHUR SINCLAIR, SYDNEY MORGAN AND THE H Pir?rr original company 14 ‘5 Direct from their brilliant New York seaJT |l formances at the Ambassadors Theater, If * -t* London. I 1 4i CONTINUALLY PERFORMED FIVE S All ihrAr YEARS WITH NEVER AN ADVERSE LaUjlUwl criticism. Prices—Night, 50c to 52.00; Matinee, 50c to $1.50 I THURS.-Fftl.-SAT., JAN. 5,6, 7. Matinee Saturday I yet a io?r important usnu6vism> dramatic event* r^smatt 1 Local Premiere IZ_ .... ~_J Charles 1 ProtimAL RUTH chattertoh MARY ROSE ay J. M. BARRIE THE MOTT DIPCUPSED PLAY ENGLAND and YHI? COUNTRY HAS' SEEN IN YEARS. SAMS SUPERB CAST AND PRODUCTION SEEN DUPING THE LONG RUN AT THE EMPIRE THEATRE N Y. PRICKS—Night, 50c to $2.50. Matinee, 50c t-o S2.OG. SEATS READY MONDAY n S 9thj U Box office Sale Thursday, Jan. sth jj| ai e ° and !?i,s ° : Sec ° n^Ba| ' u §§ -lift THIRD ANNUAL EDITION ft WORLDS GREATEST SHOW fl ™ ANN PENNIN6TXW ™ in IvWM THIS WONOeCtFUL. CAST:-' LI A ISP t-00 HOLTZ, AUNT JEMIMA, LESTcS ALLEN, OUUE UAU6HH* fU h BiSf 6€o{?6E UMAIRe, VICTORIA H£HeEi?T, BICKO, W i ' Wmm NBft BERT GORDON, MYRA CULLEN LLOYD fl IHpf HELEN LamNC. JAM£S iYIILLEft, YVETTE CURRIER, fU mmm jack neal. ruth savox sam ledner, helen cox*. Lr I . MAC MORRIS ACSO WHITE, ' fll J incioe Balcony, $1.50; Second Balcony* f( l Sclf-Adtlret**d J GOc. L' A Stumped & ■J Envelope for Add 10% Tax to All Prices. U Kcturn of Tickets.
Motion Picture Director^ Neighborhood Hornet LINCOLN THEATRE Cor. S. East and Lincoln Sts. Today, Shirley Mason in “The Lamplighter;” Sunday, “Deception;” Monday, "The Ueautifnl Gambler.” Matinee Sunday and Monday. HILLTOP THEATRE Blaine and Howard Sts. Today, "3lid Channel;’’ Sun,, “Too Much Speed;” Mon., “The Midnight Riders;” Tues., “A Rough Shod Fighter;” Med., “Empty Arms;” Tiiurs., “Oh, Lady, Lady;” Fri., “The Galloping Devil.” Matinee Sun. and Mon. PROSPECT THEATRE Churchman and Harlan. Sun. and Mon., “Two Minutes to Go;” Tues., “It Isn’t Being Done This Season;” Wed., “Oh, Mary, Be Careful;” Thurs* "Bits of Life;” Friday, “Fighting Shepherdess;” Sat., “Galloping Devil.” JEWELTHEATRE 1124 South West street. Sun., "Straight From the Shonlderj” Mon., “Don’t Forget Voar Coupons;” Tues., "Beyond the Crossroad;” Wed., “Colorado Pluck;” Thurs., "Between Men:” Fri., “Habit of Happiness;” Sat., “righting Shepherdess.’* BAIR’S QUALITY PICTURES Souths! lie Theater. SUNDAY Wm. Russell jn “SINGING RIVER** Mon. (Matinee), Tues., Norma Talmadge in “Wonderiul Thing”
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